Sole Source - Court Monitor Ligas Consent Decree

This opportunity is for a sole source contract to provide court monitoring services related to the Ligas Consent Decree in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities is procuring the services of Ronnie Cohn, the current court-appointed monitor, to monitor compliance with the Consent Decree. Cohn's duties include reviewing and evaluating data, assessing the state's compliance, identifying areas of non-compliance, mediating disputes, and reporting to the court. The initial one-year contract term is estimated at $305,850. This is a sole source procurement, as the court has previously appointed Cohn as the monitor. The hearing will be canceled unless an interested party submits written comments or requests a public hearing by April 7th, which would allow the agency to present testimony justifying the sole source and allow interested parties to provide input.

This is a legally required procurement, as the court has ordered the state to pay for the monitor's services. Failure to approve this sole source award could result in further litigation and the appointment of a federal court monitor, which would incur additional costs for the state. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can provide input during the hearing process. The incumbent vendor, Ronnie Cohn, has provided these services to the state since 2015 under various sole source and emergency contracts.